Day 3 of the €5,300 Main Event Kicks Off Shortly at PokerStars EPT Prague
Welcome to Day 3 of the €5,300 Main Event at EPT Prague. The PokerStars European Poker Tour is back in Prague after two years and its marquee event is in full force as the festival makes the turn into the final stretch. Cards go in the air at 12 p.m. CET for the third of six days of Main Event action that will award the winner €1,033,520.
A total of 1,190 runners turned out to generate a prize pool of €5,771,500, and Ezequiel Waigel will lead a field of 119 survivors into Day 3. The Argentinan is followed by Dawid Kuliberda of Poland in second and David Huspeka of the Czech Republic in third.
Day 2 Top 10 Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ezequiel Waigel | Argentina | 955,000 | 159 |
| 2 | Dawid Kuliberda | Poland | 909,000 | 152 |
| 3 | David Huspeka | Czech Republic | 871,000 | 145 |
| 4 | Andreas Boelling | Germany | 836,000 | 139 |
| 5 | Alexandros Kolonias | Greece | 812,000 | 135 |
| 6 | Leonardo Romeo | Italy | 804,000 | 134 |
| 7 | Andrea Cortellazzi | Italy | 655,000 | 109 |
| 8 | Piotr Nurzynski | Poland | 617,000 | 103 |
| 8 | Manuel Labous | France | 617,000 | 103 |
| 10 | Robert Heidorn | Germany | 585,000 | 98 |
Of the 119 players remaining, Adrian Mateos, Jareth East, Jack Sinclair, Daniel Dvoress, Hossein Ensan, and Juan Pardo are among the notable players still looking to take home the Main Event title.
Play will continue in Level 17 with blinds at 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante. Day 3 will once again play five 90-minute levels, with a break after each.
Day 3 Blind Levels
| Level | Duration | Small Blind | Big Blind | Big Blind Ante |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 90 min | 3,000 | 6,000 | 6,000 |
| Break | 20 min | |||
| 18 | 90 min | 4,000 | 8,000 | 8,000 |
| Break | 20 min | |||
| 19 | 90 min | 5,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 |
| Break | 20 min | |||
| 20 | 90 min | 6,000 | 12,000 | 12,000 |
| Break | 20 min | |||
| 21 | 90 min | 8,000 | 12,000 | 12,000 |
Be sure to keep it with the PokerNews team all day long for updates live from the floor of the €5,300 Main Event at EPT Prague.